Organizers:
Clarice J. Coyne(USDA-ARS/Washington State University)
and
Chris Richards(USDA ARS Nat'l Ctr for Genetics Resources)
Date: Saturday, January 14, 2012
Time: 10:20 AM-12:30 PM
Room: Golden West
10:20 AM
Identification of SNP Haplotypes and Prospects of Association Mapping in Watermelon
Padma Nimmakayala, Gus R. Douglass Institute and Department of Biology, West Virginia State University;
Yan Tomason, Gus R. Douglass Institute and Department of Biology, West Virginia State University;
Gopinath Vajja, Gus R. Douglass Institute and Department of Biology, West Virginia State University;
Lakshmi Abburi, Gus R. Douglass Institute and Department of Biology, West Virginia State University;
Venkatramana Pegadaraju, BioDiagnostics;
Asela Wijeratne, Ohio State University;
Amnon Levi, USDA, ARS U.S. Vegetable Lab;
Umesh Reddy, Gus R. Douglass Institute and Department of Biology, West Virginia State University
11:35 AM
Harnessing Available Genetic Variation Using the Maize Allelic Diversity Platform at Syngenta
Satya Chintamanani, Syngenta Biotechnology Inc.;
Tommy Williams, 12101 Thorps Road;
Todd Warner, 317 330th Street;
Jason Cromley, 2369 330th Street;
Tom Prest, 2369 330th Street;
Kari Kust, 317 330th Street;
Elhan Ersoz, Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc.;
Molly Dunn, Syngenta Biotech.;
Lynn Senior, 3054 Cornwallis Rd;
Sarah Forrester, 3054 Cornwallis Rd;
Joseph D. Clarke, 3054 Cornwallis Rd;
Homer Caton, 2369 330th Street
12:00 PM
Developing an in silico Rice Genebank
Kenneth L. McNally, International Rice Research Institute;
Ruaraidh Hamilton, International Rice Research Institute;
Hei Leung, International Rice Research Institute